Unilateral red eye
Trauma
- Obvious Ruptured Globe^
- No obvious ruptured globe
- Epithelial defect
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Ulcer^
- Caustic keratoconjunctivitis^^
- Occult Ruptured Globe^
- (positive Sidel's)
- No defect
- Subconjunctival Hematoma
- Traumatic Iritis
- Hypema^
- (?occult open globe)
- Endophthalmitis^
- (old occult open globe)
- Epithelial defect
Nontraumatic
- Epithelial defect
- Corneal abrasion
- Corneal ulcer^ (above)
- HSV conjunct (dendrite)
- Corneal erosion
- (morning pain)
- UV/welders keratitis
- (SPK)
- Scleral penetration^
- No defect
- No pain relief w/ tropicamide
- Acute angle glaucoma^
- dilated
- closed angle
- inc pressure
- Nontraumatic Iritis
- Scleritis^
- (localized; no move Q-tip)
- Anterior uveitis
- (hypopyon, cilliary flush)
- Acute angle glaucoma^
- No pain/pain relief w/ tropicamide
- Foreign body
- Conjunctivitis
- Viral
- Bacterial^
- (purulent-->?GC)
- Allergic
- Contact
- Toxic
- Chlamydial
- Keratoconjunctivits
- Episcleritis
- (localized; move w/ Q-tip)
- Non-uptake finding (no pain/pain relief w/ tropicamd)
- Subconjunct hemorr
- Inflamed pingueculum
- Inflamed pterygium
- Keratoconus (protrude)
- No pain relief w/ tropicamide
^Emergent diagnosises
^^Critical diagnosises
See Also
Source
3/20/06 DONALDSON (adapted from Rosen, WMS Practic Guidelines 2000)